Grazing goats are utilized to consume the tall grasses, broom and weeds that might otherwise -- in the event of a wildland fire -- spread flames up into the treasured stands of trees on our acreage."

This year, the event, which features animals brought in by the aptly-named Goats R Us featured 800 goats with a herder watching over them until the job, expected to last five or six weeks, is complete.

The video first appeared on the lab's Facebook page and quickly caught fire from there (although, considering what the goats are doing, let's hope that's the only fire they're involved in):

Goats gone wild!We utilize goats at the lab in order to keep our grasses short and reduce fire hazards. In this video...